Abuse of Authority: SEARCH (OF PERSON) - The NYPD Files

Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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Abuse of Authority: Search (Of Person)

This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.

Officers With Complaints

1,332

Complaints

1,708

Allegations

2,047

What the CCRB’s Conclusions Mean

Substantiated: The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. (Here is a breakdown of the types of discipline the CCRB can recommend. The NYPD can choose to ignore those recommendations. It has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.)

Exonerated: The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD’s rules, which often give officers significant discretion over use of force.

Unsubstantiated: The CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Officer	Rank at Time of Complaint	Officer Details	Complainant Details	CCRB Conclusion	Year Received
Jeffrey Scalf	Detective	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Harjit Singh	Sergeant	Asian male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Kamil Pac	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 61 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Ralph Ramos	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 13 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Essence Jackson	Detective	Black male	White male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2014
Francisco Allende	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Joseph Marquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Rashan Lacoste	Detective	Black male	Black female, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
David Castro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Robert King	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic female, 14 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Robert Orlando	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Greiner	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Muller	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christian Cataldo	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 37 years old	Exonerated	2014
David Castro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	White male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Rashan Lacoste	Detective	Black male	Not available male, 25 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Derek Sambolin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2014
Fredy Cruz	Sergeant	Hispanic male	White male, 52 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Michael Mccaffrey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2014
Brian Worthington	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
Gary Leite	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2014
Edwin Peguero	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 38 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Mathew Reich	Detective	White male	White male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jhonnier Salazar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Derek Sambolin	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Pamela Benites	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 35 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Michele Butera	Police Officer	White male	Not available male	Unsubstantiated	2014
Scott Blennau	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 60 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2014
Matthew Lewis	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
July Villafana	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic male, 16 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
William Schumacher	Police Officer	White male	White male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2014
Michael Friedman	Detective	White male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Mark Scarlatelli	Detective	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Erica Macauda	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Hispanic female, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Nicholas Neve	Detective	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Vincenzo Trabolse	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2014
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
John Todaro	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Ronald Luparello	Detective	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
John Slavinsky	Detective	White male	White female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Edwin Villanueva	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 56 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Joseph Dalbero	Police Officer	White male	Refused male, 39 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Lauren Au	Police Officer	Asian female	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Paul Palminteri	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Aliseo	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Derrick Kreckmann	Police Officer	White male	Not available , 32 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
John Slavinsky	Detective	White male	White male, 56 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Richard Ernyey	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2014
Derrick Kreckmann	Police Officer	White male	Not available , 31 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Francisco Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2014
Shawn Moynihan	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Carlos Delgado	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Emmanuel Kwo	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2014
Carlos Pimentel	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 54 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Milton Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Joseph Imperatrice	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Tanya Bucknor	Police Officer	Black female	Hispanic female, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Emmanuel Kwo	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Milton Sanchez	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2014
Thomas Gagliardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Exonerated	2014
Anton Bartoldus	Police Officer	White male	White male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Christophe Greiner	Detective	White male	Not available	Unsubstantiated	2014
Michael Whooley	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2014
Paul Palminteri	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male	Unsubstantiated	2014
Emmanuel Kwo	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Substantiated (Formalized Training)	2014
Brian Kovarik	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 44 years old	Exonerated	2014
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 60 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
David Leonardi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Domenick Lagomarsine	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Derek Webber	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Frank Desiderato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Abraham Badillo	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Gustavo Ochoa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Marc Fontana	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2013
Steve Crozier	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Marc Fontana	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Jose Barbosa	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Joseph Marquez	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Rodney Wikira	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Paul Dieugenia	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Scott Lieneck	Detective	White male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Roman Goris	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Angel Vasquez	Sergeant	Hispanic male	Black male, 49 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Charles Arnone	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 33 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Raymond Tomins	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Terrence Howard	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Lisaura Skladel	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 20 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Carlos Cano	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 26 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Francesco Allevato	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 47 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Robert Bosland	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 37 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 33 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Michael Smith	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Sherwin Ogbewele	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 37 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2013
Daniel Baca	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013

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About This Data

For decades, disciplinary records of police officers in New York have been shielded from public view. After the state recently repealed the law that had kept the records secret, ProPublica requested and received a database from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of misconduct against NYPD officers. The database lists the name of each officer, the race of the complainant and the officer, a category describing the alleged misconduct, and whether the CCRB concluded the officers’ conduct violated NYPD rules. Police unions have opposed New York City’s plan to make public data about disciplinary investigations.

This database names about 4,000 of the NYPD’s 36,000 active-duty officers. Every officer in the database has had at least one substantiated allegation. We excluded any allegations that CCRB investigators concluded did not occur and were deemed unfounded. We also removed a small number of officers (62) against whom the CCRB had substantiated allegations, but whose substantiated allegations had not gone fully through the NYPD’s administrative prosecution process. The CCRB was not able to reach conclusions in many cases, in part because the investigators must rely on the NYPD to hand over crucial evidence, such as footage from body-worn cameras. Often, the department is not forthcoming despite a legal duty to cooperate in CCRB investigations. The CCRB gets thousands of complaints per year but substantiates a tiny fraction of them. Allegations of criminal conduct by officers are typically investigated not by the CCRB but by state or federal prosecutors in conjunction with the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau or the FBI. The NYPD’s own findings in cases in this database are not included here.

Read more about what we’ve included in the database and why, and see our answers to questions we have received about this data. If you have information about any of these officers or cases, please fill out our form.

All of the records in this data are from closed cases. But if you see an error, contact the CCRB. If the agency updates its records and lets us know, we'll do so as well.

The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.

Source

This data was obtained through a records request made to the CCRB. It includes fully investigated allegations only for officers who were members of the department as of late June 2020 and against whom the CCRB has substantiated at least one allegation.